Yuval Raphael

Eurovision Song Contest oddsmakers predict Israel will win televoting again this year

The Eurovision World website presented the oddsmakers who predict the televoting results separately from the overall results, and according to them, Israel has a 26% chance of topping the televoting.

People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17, 2025.
Noam Bettan, winner of the reality show "The Next Star" poses for a picture after winning the final in Neve Ilan, near Jerusalem, January 21, 2026.

WATCH: 'Michelle,' Israel’s Eurovision song, revealed in a performance by Noam Bettan

Noam Bettan will represent Israel at Eurovision 2026.

Israel announces title of 2026 Eurovision song contest entry: 'Michelle'

Noam Bettan will represent Israel at Eurovision 2026.

EBU approves Israel's 2026 Eurovision song after undergoing minor adjustments


Sirens sound across Israel as Israel takes second place in Eurovision

Saturday night's sirens came after the IDF struck two Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen that were used to transfer weapons.

 Ultra Orthodox Jews celebrating the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer run to a public shelter as a siren alerts of incoming missile attack, in Bnei Brak on May 15, 2025.

WATCH: Yuval Raphael takes stage at the Eurovision finale

Israel's Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael took second place at the Eurovision finale on Saturday night.

 Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, performs "New Day Will Rise", during the Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, May 17, 2025.

Gal Gadot encourages Yuval Raphael before the Eurovision final

Speaking in Hebrew, Gadot told Raphael: “Celebrate your creation, it’s a creation of love and of so much light.”

 Yuval Raphael is representing Israel this year at Basel in the Eurovision song contest

My Word: Between songs and homecomings - opinion

Supernova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael’s participation in Eurovision symbolizes Israeli resilience amid hostility.

ISRAEL’S REPRESENTATIVE to the Eurovision Song Contest, Yuval Raphael, waves to a crowd in Basel this week.

'I spotted my friends from the bomb shelter': Yuval Raphael reacts to Eurovision semifinal

Raphael recounted spotting her fellow Nova music festival survivors in the audience, cheering her along.

 Yuval Raphael qualified for the Eurovision final in the second semi final on Thursday night.

Israel’s Yuval Raphael qualifies for Eurovision final

Raphael sang “New Day Will Rise,” a song by Keren Peles that references the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel.

 Yuval Raphael at her second rehearsal this week.

Eurovision: Switzerland once again bows to the conqueror - opinion

Switzerland, the neutral country, approves anti-Semitic riots in the name of "freedom of expression," but prohibits pro-Israeli demonstrations.

 Yuval Raphael at Eurovision rehearsals in Basel, Switzerland, May 7, 2025.

New doc ‘Hurricane in Malmo’ looks at Eden Golan's Eurovision experience

Documentary about Eden Golan competing in the contest in Sweden last year.

 Eden Golan in ‘Hurricane in Malmo.’

Yuval Raphael keeps her cool at Eurovision's turquoise carpet

Raphael, who looked lovely in a flirty light-colored minidress, carried an Israeli flag past demonstrators screaming pro-Palestine slogans.

 YUVAL RAPHAEL walks the turquoise carpet on Sunday in Basel, while pro-Palestinian protests take place